ok good i dont know if i will go with a screen because flushing would be hard without taking them out of the cab
what about letting the roots fill those 3 gal pots a bit? i mean there is 2 gallons or more of promix with no roots. what does everyone think? thanks for the props from everyone yield was lower then i hopped for but i figured out which strain i like for SOG. The pineapple is awesome for it and Trics is very noticeable and look to be more then the purple....by the way i know you shouldnt do this but im out and had to try but i quickdried a joint .5 worth of purple packed it in my bong and im ripped right now and i smoke every day bout 2-3 joints a day so my tolerance is high....cant wait till they are dried all the way the right way! also she tastes so good and it is quick dried!
I plan to take clones of the pineapple before i flower and i have 12 of the random momma because i was going to run them next week remember? anyways i will probally do a SOG again next time and if i get my new light by then i will do the mommas in there 3/4 gal pots on a second shelf in the box...once i get a veg cab i will switch to straight big plants and take the self out of the flower box. since the veg cab will not need a second chamber i can use a duct muffler in it to muffle exhaust noise as it is loud. thats why i have a fishtank on top of my cabinet now plus the fish are cool to watch!!
i will put a screen up as well how far from the light should i have the screen? also what should i use for screen (types of material i can go buy to make one)
I just built tables for a tray to sit on, with a hole and bucket... but I used to use a 100mL syrenge to pull out the drained water..
..grazzmon maybe your nute intake PH is too high
You can make a scrog for each plant.
Get some bamboo stakes attach them to the sides of the pot. You might want to bump out the bamboo stakes at the top of the pot maybe with some cloth so they angle away from the pot a bit. Make sure the stakes are secure. attach some screen to the top, bam, you're scrogging. You can still remove the plant and take it out for a walk if you want. There must be a diy thread about this here.
D'OH.
I was just cursing myself for not lifting my plants off the ground so I can get my pump in there to remove the water when I flush.
Like an idiot I used an entire roll of paper towels to soak up the water in the trays. I have about 7 100ml syringes sitting in a drawer. I also have a big turkey baster which would work better.
What is wrong with me?
Thanks for the tip (even though I should have figured it out myself).
So do I need to raise the pH in the nute mix? I also seem to remember something about soil growers (I think I was a hydro snob lol.. didn't pay enough attention to the soil growers) saying that they water with plain water every other feeding. But then again, is promix considered soil?
I'm going go sit with them, fire one up and see what they have to say to me
Grazz
I also vary my pH for optimal uptake.. Lower to 6.2-6.5 in veg, and higher around 6.5-6.8 in flower.. For the first couple weeks of flower, i feed and balance pH like it's still vegging. Only once I see the flowers forming do I go half / half, then I move onto full bloom nutes/bloom pH after about 3-4 weeks. They seem to like it. It keeps the plants growing foliage, filling in, and growing beefy stalks for the coming flowers.![]()
I do all my mixes at 6.5 and have never had a problem with lockout or toxicity. I also use dolomite lime as a buffer and all organic mix but 6.5 is where I find the best availability of all nutes.
Keep forgetting to add lime, heard it is also a possible source Mag for the plants. Do you just put a sprinklng in when you mix up the soil??